Recently sugar has been all over the news as it’s been linked with the growing obesity problem in the United States.
Earlier this month, Dr. Robert Lustig told CBS News’ “60 minutes” that sugar is addictive, toxic, and it’s killing us by increasing our risk of heart disease, type II diabetes, hypertension and cancer. The pediatric [...]

Ever wonder how the government determines if you are normal weight, overweight or obese? 
The U.S. government has set body mass index (BMI) cut points of less than 25 as normal weight, 25 to 29 as overweight, 30-39 as obese , and 40 or greater as extremely or morbidly obese.  If you your BMI is >25 [...]

 
Lunch Line Trailer from uji films on Vimeo.
To help Wake County citizens and decision makers have constructive conversations about school lunches, Advocates for Health in Action is sponsoring two screenings of Lunch Line in November.  Lunch Line is a documentary chronicling the creation of the National School Lunch Program.
If you are a parent, teacher or [...]

Laura Aiken is a community health specialist with WakeMed and director of Advocates for Health in Action.
Once again, Wake County is leading the way in providing healthy options for our citizens. Beginning June 26, the Western Wake Farmers’ Market in Cary will provide low‐income individuals improved access to fresh, wholesome food by accepting Electronic Benefits [...]

Laura Aiken is a community health specialist with WakeMed and is the director for Advocates for Health in Action.
As a community health specialist at WakeMed and the director of Advocates for Health in Action, a collaborative of organizations working to increase access to healthy food and activity in Wake County, information comes across my desk [...]

Laura Aiken is a community health specialist with WakeMed and the director for Advocates for Health in Action, a group of over 50 organizations working together to shape a community where healthful eating and physical activity is the way of life in Wake County.
Upon hearing Michelle Obama announce her new initiative to reverse the obesity epidemic [...]